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New British Prime Minister Liz Truss enters her official residence at London's 10 Downing Street, joined by her husband Hugh O’Leary. Truss vowed action this week to tackle "unaffordable energy bills" caused by Russia's "appalling" war in Ukraine and listed three priorities in office: the economy, energy and healthcare. SOUNDBITE
On her first full day in office, Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street en route to her first session of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Truss, who officially became leader Tuesday at an audience with head of state Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland after the resignation of Boris Johnson, faces a daunting in-tray of issues, most notably decades-high inflation and how to deal with energy bills set to rise by 80 percent next month and then again in January. IMAGES
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted upon arrival at 10 Downing Street by the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Ukrainian leader is in Britain on only his second overseas trip since Russian troops invaded his country nearly a year ago. IMAGES
UK politicians come and go at 10 Downing Street as new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak forms his new government. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is one of the notable arrivals, retained from Sunak's predecessor Liz Truss disastrous government. Sunak's second cabinet appointment was his close ally Dominic Raab as deputy prime minister and justice secretary. IMAGES
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrives at 10 Downing street to meet with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. IMAGES
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